About Boston Trinity

Boston Trinity Academy is a Christian, coed, college preparatory middle and high school. We educate a diverse student body from across the Great Boston area in grades 6-12. We are committed to providing an exceptional academic experience that inspires each student to excel in a Christ-centered community where they are known and loved. Our graduates demonstrate the intellect, leadership, and moral character they learn here as they succeed at numerous top colleges and universities and in life beyond.

Discover Boston Trinity

At Boston Trinity Academy, purpose will fuel your passion and inspire your learning. Learn more about how you can pursue excellence with purpose and passion here. Our families find Boston Trinity to be a valuable investment in their children's academic and spiritual growth - an investment that may prove far more affordable than you expect.

Senior Symposium

A Boston Trinity Academy education culminates with Senior Synthesis & Symposium. Seniors spend the year researching and writing a 15-20 page research paper on their topic which they then present and defend before a panel of invited judges. The course prepares students for the rigors of college-level research, which numerous alumni have said they felt more than equipped to handle. Learn More

The Trinity Institute

Through the Trinity Institute for Leadership and Social Justice, students learn to lead and to serve. Programs like Boston Day and J-Term invite the entire student body to ask, "who is my neighbor?" Students can also take on leadership roles in project groups focused on specific issues of justice, service and activism. Through the Trinity Institute, students become servant leaders. Learn More

Integrating the Arts

Students at Boston Trinity gain an essential understanding and appreciation of the fine arts as part of their education. Through required art and music courses and optional extracurricular opportunities, students gain the technical skills needed to find their creative and expressive voice. Throughout the year, the entire school community gets to enjoy and applaud each other's work through art shows, concerts, and performances. Learn More

BTA Lion Athletics

Since the school's founding in 2002, the Boston Trinity Lions have won over 25 league championships. All students participate in sports, as we believe the athletic skills, fitness, teamwork, and experience gained are vital to developing as a whole person. We compete in multiple divisions in seven sports against peer schools in Boston and the surrounding communities.

Authentic Community

Students at Boston Trinity are known and loved by faculty and form genuine friendships with their peers. The exceptional diversity of the school leads to students who can confidently interact across differences, primed to lead in our diverse, globalized world. While students come from many communities and backgrounds, they are united by our common goals, traditions, and genuine friendships.

Boston Trinity Alumni

Boston Trinity Academy graduates are distinguished by their intellect, character, leadership, and faith in action. Common ties keep them close to one another and to the school long after graduation. Believing they are educated not just for themselves, but for the sake of others, Boston Trinity alumni look to make a difference in the world. Beyond college, they are fanning out across the nation and world, influencing the areas of finance, law, health care, business, education, the arts, and more.

We need your support!

You are the difference maker at Boston Trinity Academy. Parents, alumni, and friends of the school make possible the Christian education of excellence our students receive. By volunteering time and giving financial support, you can impact a generation of world-changers.

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Tuition & Affordability

A Boston Trinity education is a gift to students and an investment in their futures. Students are not only prepared for college, they are shaped into informed and engaged individuals in a community where every student is known and loved.

Educating students from all backgrounds is central to the mission of Boston Trinity Academy.

In order to help accomplish this, Boston Trinity provides more than $1.7m in tuition assistance each year. Over 50% of our families receive some level of financial support.

We want more families to be able to give the gift of a Boston Trinity education to their children, and so invest meaningfully in who their children will become. We know the difference it can make.

Laura Perkins, Parent

"Any school can have rigorous academics, but to do it in a context where there is relationship, meaning, and value, that's when transformation happens. Boston Trinity has sparked that transformation in our own children's lives."

Tuition for 2019-20 is $19,900. However, more than half of our families receive tuition assistance and do not pay this full amount. Tuition assistance is based on financial need and is available only because of the generous support of donors to our Annual Trinity Fund. For more information on how financial need is determined, please see under Tuition Assistance below.

Tuition

For 2019-20, full tuition is $19,900.

The following table provides an indication of what you might pay for tuition based on your family income. Please note that income is not the only financial factor considered when applying for tuition assistance, so this table is only a guide. Your tuition amount may vary. More information is available under Tuition Assistance below.

Family income

Approximate tuition range

$0 - $50,000

$4,000 - $7,000

$50,000 - $100,000

$5,000 - $9,000

$100,000 - $150,000

$8,000 - $14,000

$150,000 - $200,000

$9,000 - $17,000

Fees

For 2019-20, the following fees are in addition to tuition:

New student fee (new students): $200

Activity fee (all students): $400

College prep fee (11th & 12th grade): $100

Graduation fee (12th grade): $125

Additional costs for uniform, books, and sports equipment are kept as low as possible to reduce the financial burden for families.

Tuition for international students

Boston Trinity Academy seeks to accept students for admission from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. In order to make this possible, we have a need-based financial aid policy. For the 2017-2018 school year, we awarded close to $1.7 million dollars in need-based aid.

We believe providing a quality education begins with the family. As such, need-based aid is defined as the difference between what a family is able to pay and the cost to attend Boston Trinity Academy. Boston Trinity Academy does not offer full scholarships. We believe the students and families who have the most success are personally and financially invested in their child's education. Instead, we offer meaningful financial aid that makes it possible for families to afford Boston Trinity.

Many factors determine whether or not a family will qualify for need-based aid. We consider such factors as household income and expenses, assets and debt, and other obligations or situations. We do this utilizing the principles and services of the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS). SSS is the most widely used third-party financial aid assessor for independent schools. The N.A.I.S. generates an expected family contribution. Based this assessment and conversations with the parents, a committee at the school develops an individualized financial aid package, according to each family’s particular need.

We partner with School and Student Services (SSS) by NAIS in our financial aid process. To begin your financial aid application, you will complete SSS’s Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS).

The Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS) is the cornerstone of our financial aid application process. By submitting a PFS, you’re granting SSS by NAIS permission to analyze your financial information. Using their unique methodology, they estimate the amount you can contribute to school expenses and forward that estimate to the appropriate schools. It’s one form, for one fee, for any number of siblings, for any number of schools.

How to complete the Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS) online

Create your PFS Online account with your email address and a password. If you applied for financial aid last year, simply login to the PFS Online as a Returning Family, using the email address and password you set up last year.

Begin a PFS for Academic Year 2019-20. You can log out of the PFS Online at any time, then return later to complete it.

After you have pressed submit, you’ll be brought to a payment screen. The fee of $47 is nonrefundable. Once your PFS is submitted, it cannot be withdrawn from the SSS system.

Next Steps

After you pay for and submit your PFS, you’ll have access in the PFS Online to a section called “My Documents.” You can upload the additional documents we require there. We will communicate our financial aid decision to you directly. To make our decision, we use the information from the PFS as a starting point. We also consider our school policies and practices, as well as the budget we have available.

Because family finances and the availability of funds can change annually, financial aid is not renewed automatically. Families must reapply for financial aid each school year. The financial aid committee will review each subsequent application and make any appropriate adjustments in financial aid packages.

The process to reapply for financial aid is the same in subsequent years as for first time applicants. See "How to Apply for Financial Aid" for more information.

Smart Tuition

For your convenience, Boston Trinity Academy uses a service called Smart Tuition to collect tuition payments. Smart Tuition offers the ability to pay online using a credit card, debit card, or automatic electronic transfer from your checking or savings account. You may also choose to be invoiced each month and mail a check or pay by phone. Tuition payments may also be made with cash at select 7-Eleven or Family Dollar Stores (please note there is a small fee to use this option).

Affordable Payment Plans

A non-refundable tuition deposit is required with enrollment or re-enrollment. The deposit is 10% of each student's tuition balance for domestic students and 20% for international students. The deposit will be applied to tuition payments unless the student does not attend Boston Trinity.

Boston Trinity offers three payment plans to fit with each family's needs:

Full Payment

Payment of the tuition balance must be paid by July 5.

Semester Payment

Under this plan, 60% of the tuition balance (after deposit) must be paid on or before July 5, and 40% must be paid on or before November 5.

Monthly Payment

With our monthly payment plan, tuition is paid in equal installments over 10 months beginning in July and ending in April.

Private Loans

Parents may obtain private K-12 education loans from outside lenders as long as the disbursements fall within Boston Trinity’s schedule of tuition payments. An example of an available loan program is Your Tuition Solution. See Brochure, or visit the website: yourtuitionsolution.com. Tel: (800) 920-9777